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Sustainable Tourism

Our Environmental Responsibilities

As research has shown rail travel is a more environmentally-way
to holiday and generates ten times less carbon dioxide than flying.
We should all take responsibility to minimise the environmental
impact of travel and reduce our carbon footprint. Small changes can
make a big difference to our planet's future.

We appreciate that to reach a few of the destinations on our
tours we must first of all take a flight to get there and would
encourage you to 'offset' the effects of this.

Sustainable Tourism

All tourism potentially has an environmental, social and
economic impact on the destinations involved, and we recognise our
duty to respect and preserve the culture of the places we visit.
Great Rail Journeys takes this responsibility seriously and has
been awarded AITO's 3-star status in recognition of its commitment
to the Sustainable Tourism policy. Rail travel is one of the most
ecologically-friendly means of transport and using trains as much
as possible during our holidays is one way we endeavour to minimise
the negative effects of tourism on our environment.

When it comes to carbon dioxide, we all unknowingly
over-indulge. Each time we heat our homes or drive the car, CO2 is
added into the atmosphere. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions like
CO2 and prevent further damage to the atmosphere we all need to
work towards a low-carbon lifestyle. This responsibility applies as
much when we travel and particularly when we fly. As well as taking
steps to reduce your 'carbon footprint' you can neutralise or
'offset' the adverse impact of your flight. Carbon offsetting means
donating money to projects, specifically set up with the aim of
reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere on your behalf, thus
making your air travel 'carbon neutral'. In this way we can
counteract the damage we cause. Projects include:

Renewable energy - this replaces non-renewable fuel such as
coal

Energy efficiency - this reduces the amount of fuel needed

Forest restoration - this absorbs CO2 from the
atmosphere as the trees grow

You may wish to offset your CO2 emissions using our preferred
Offset Partner, Climate Care. To calculate the impact of your
flights, use the Air Travel Calculator on their website. Your
donation, entirely voluntary, may be much less than you think - for
example, to offset one person's flight from Athens to London will
cost just £2.33. As a business, we pledge to offset the carbon
emissions generated by the air travel of our Tour Managers, plus
the emissions generated by the business air travel undertaken by
our office staff whilst researching our worldwide holidays.